Gadget of the Week

An Office Suite for Your iPad

Last week was a happy one for users of Apple's iPad, as Microsoft announced a long-awaited version of its Office productivity suite for the device, comprising Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The software is free in a version that allows one to read documents made in those formats, but to create new works, users must pay a subscription fee of either $9.99 each month, or $99.99 upfront for the year.